Example Sentences

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Johnson has been returning to the area regularly for more than 20 years to carry out surveys, walking for miles on trails to reach the spawning areas.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 6, 2024

UniCredit has been returning 60% of its annual capital generation to shareholders, primarily via buybacks but also through dividends.

From Reuters • Jun. 20, 2023

Consumer demand for goods, elevated during the height of the pandemic, has been returning to more normal levels.

From New York Times • Jan. 20, 2023

However, she has been returning to her home daily, trying to determine what’s salvageable and at times using the waters of the creek that caused so much damage.

From Washington Post • Aug. 5, 2022

Meanwhile material prosperity has been returning to the South; agriculture has revived, and manufactures have increased.

From America To-day, Observations and Reflections by Archer, William